The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-06-25


Galesburg and move his family and effects
to his new home. He is invited to deliv-
er the address at the laying OF the corner
stone of the Public Library building,
July 4, and starts for Illinois the next
day.
COLOR AD O.-LOngmOnt.-( Core
spondence.) Mot long ago l noticed
paragraph in THE UNIvERsALIsT, that
Universalist society had been formed in
the new town OF Atwood" named in
honor of Rev. I. M. Atwood, as being the
first in Colorado. Longmont is situated
about seventy-five to one hundred miles
nearly due west from Atwood, and be-
tween that place and Longs Peak, and
near to thence our name. Records
show that Universslist society was or
ganized and Incorporated under the laws
of the State in 1873. and has been in ex-
istence ever since. We have been dor
has annually observed Christmas, Eas-
ter and Flower Sunday. Mr.. c. A. Grier,
formerly of Bay City, Mich, recognized
the Sundsy-school last December, and
to-day, Flower Sunday, was observed.
The audience room-which we have used
from the first-wss beautifully decorated
with profusion Of roses and other flow
ers and clematis vines; and finally. an ex-
ercise of crowping row Of babies, which
filled bench in front of the pulpit, with
wreaths of roses, to the music of the Or
gan and the voices of the school, singing
from the "Crown of Glory" and chang
ing a few words to read "Babes may
come to Jesus, Babes may come and be
crowned" This feature was suggested
and carried out by lifelong Universal
ist lady, of seventy-four years Of age, as
sisted by three little misses as the crown
ers, instead of, as she said, a minister
baptising them. A beautiful service it
was.
KENTUCKY Rev. NJ L. Pope on
White Plains Circuit.-Rev. M. l.. Pope
from Casey, ILL.,, has been here on the
work, since February %, last, without
seeing bis family, with constant engage
ment in preaching and parish work, labor
ing both publicly and privately for the
advancement Of the cause in Kentucky.
He has formed circuit containing four
points, with preaching at each once
month, as follows: White Plains, Crofton,
Huntington and No. 5. At these points
the friends seem greatly "enthused" and
are now more perfectly organized than
ever before. These points have been
organized by Br. Pope since he first came
to this State. White Plains church, about
two and half years ago, was organic
ed by him, with membership Of thirteen;
and under his direction and management
it has increased to membership of for
ty-six, and built church worth 81, 800
and paid for the same, except $95. Six
additions to the church since his last re-
turn as before stated. He has recently
organized a new church at Huntington,
Christian county, with twenty-one MEM
bers. The Executive Committee, of the
State Convention is called to meet in
| quarterly conference, with delegates from
the churches in the circuit already formed
at Huntington, on Friday before the
fourth Sunday in June, to devise ways and
means to organize another circuit adjoin-
ing this, and we think it can be done in
short time. There are three old churches
near this new circuit, without pastors, with
membership each of from rs to 1875
members, but they are asleep. The pur-
pose of this newly formed circuit and our
faithful pastor, is to devise ways and
means to put them to work. We need
more good live ministers in this part of
Kentucky. think there can be four or
five hundred dollars raised in this new
circuit. Who is the good missionary
minister, that will locate there, and labor
for them until they can do better? Any
ministers of our faith, who think such
work will now suit them, address Rev.
M. l.. Pope, White Plains, Hopkins
county, Ky. The South is good field
for missionary work. The fields are al
ready white to harvest now, but the Ia
borers are few. There are many points
in Kentucky and Tennessee, where the
seed of Universalism has been sown by
Brs. Clark. McCord, Woodbridge and
others, who have crossed over the river.
B. F. JOHNSON.